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88th Division

American History Museum

Sketch by Walter Jack Duncan, 88th Division
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Object Details

associated person

War Department

maker

Duncan, Walter Jack

Description

Black crayon sketch heightened with white gouache. Large, damaged building sited on a stream. Leafless trees at left. Picturesque; no soldiers or military equipment appear is the scene. Sketch done on olive green wove paper that is mounted on tan card with graphite border. An inscription on the lower edge of the mount reads: "Advanced machine gun position, 88th Division,/Balschviller, Alsace, October 1, 1918."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

ca 1918

associated date

1917-1918

ID Number

AF.25704D

catalog number

25704D

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

crayon (overall production method/technique)
gouache (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 13 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 46.99 cm
sketch: 12 1/4 in x 17 1/8 in; 31.115 cm x 43.4975 cm

depicted

France: Alsace

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-859d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_448068
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